The FAU Owls baseball team (21-12, 7-5 C-USA) hosted the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers (21-10, 7-5 C-USA) for a three-game set over the weekend. FAU lost two of the games.
Game 1 (Friday, April 8): UAB 4, FAU 3
FAU suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Blazers on Friday night.
The Owls had a rough start in the first inning. Starting senior left-handed pitcher Hunter Cooley allowed a walk to redshirt senior first baseman John Sears and a single from junior designated hitter Christian Hall. With two runners on base, senior right-fielder Caleb Floyd stepped up to hit a three-run screamer, giving the Blazers an early 3-0 lead.